Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)

An introduction to Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) which includes links to further information on the Project and Products.

Exposure Assessment

An introductory page on Exposure Assessment which includes links to the Project and related Products.

Setting and Using Targets for Sustainable Materials Management

The purpose of this report is to explore the opportunities, challenges and important considerations faced by policy makers when setting and implementing SMM-related targets.

Policy Principles for Sustainable Materials Management

The purpose of this report is to identify broad policy principles that can help OECD countries move forward in developing and implementing SMM policies and instruments specific to their own policy contexts.

Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimiation Techniques; Part 2: Summary of Diffuse Source Techniques

The Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimation Techniques is the first in a series of documents created to help accomplish this goal. The intent of the Resource Compendium is to provide OECD countries with a basic information resource onestimation techniques typically used to quantify releases from point and diffuse sources and from transfers for a PRTR. It consists of three separate volumes: this is Part 2 which provides

Uses of Pollutant Release and Transfer Register Data and Tools for their Presentation: A Reference Manual

This document was published by OECD in 2005 on the uses of PRTR data and tools for their presentations. It compiles various examples of the use of PRTR data as well as tools for presenting and illustrating them with member countries.

Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimiation Techniques; Part 3: Summary of Techniques for Off-Site Transfers

The Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimation Techniques is the first in a series of documents created to help accomplish this goal. The intent of the Resource Compendium is to provide OECD countries with a basic information resource on estimation techniques typically used to quantify releases from point and diffuse sources and from transfers for a PRTR. It consists of three separate volumes: this is Part 3 which summarises

Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimation Techniques; Part 4: Summary of Techniques for Releases from Products, Version 1.0 [Part 2]

The aim of this document is to identify relevant releases to the environment from the use phase of end-products, to present techniques to quantify the releases, as well as to provide information to OECD countries on how to include these releases into PRTRs if they so wish. This is Part 4 of the Resource Compendium of PRTR Release Estimation Techniques.

Related Documents

• release form products: Part 1

Framework for Selecting and Applying PRTR Release Estimation Techniques

This document complements the Resource Compendium by providing information on general principles for producing release data and the selection and application of the various release estimation techniques to different industrial sectors.

Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs): A Tool for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development; Guidance Manual for Governments [Spanish]

Guidance manual published, in line with the Council Recommendation on Implementing Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, by OECD for governments to develop and implement a PRTR scheme. (Spanish version)